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Excellent! I would like to have the T-Rex steak medium rare with a side salad and an icy cold draft to help me cope with the global warming! :)

Amen!

Another great article overman. I have unwavering faith in human imagination and ability when it comes to solving the problem of what to do with the waste. We've done it before, we'll do it again.

Regulation, outlawing and banning does nothing but stifle creativity and not wanting to deal with being bullied, browbeaten and vilified by the overzealous crusaders and their lawsuit hassles prevents things from being marketed.

On topic Earth, that doesn't explain why you listed catastrophes.

On the reactor, do you know if she said anything on life threats?

In my home, I don't throw things around anywhere, and let the place become unruly. But I never forget that it is mine. I maintain it, take care of it, and it serves me as a shelter. The same with the earth. Its where we live, we should take pride in our possession but we should not sacrifice ourselves to it.

I've read Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal several times and understand the context of your suspicion. But when it is said that capitalism is better for humanity, it is simply a truthful statement, especially compared to socialism and all the various collectivist social structures. When comparing the human race to the species of extinct dinosaurs the path to preservation is through capitalism and no other method. Everything else takes "humanity" toward the fate of the dinosaur instead of the fate written by the power of human imagination.

And no on the outlawing issue. The state is not qualified to make such decisions. By outlawing they simply support energy monopolies. It has nothing to do with waste disposal.